08/21/2026
Last week, the MHPG had the opportunity to run the Mess at D-Day Conneaut, building a WWII camp kitchen modelled after those in England in 1944. Reenactors represented U.S. soldiers and WACs and German Prisoners of War, cooking out of WWII Field Stoves and a WWII German Field Kitchen.
Thank you to everyone who worked tirelessly as Mess Crew, including junior high and high school students. Together, they cooked almost 1,900 meals a day for all three days of the event, following recipes from the U.S. Army's 1944 cookbook and traditional German recipes.
The crew
- baked over 900 biscuits
- cooked 900 meatballs
- made 20 gallons of homemade pasta sauce
- cooked 140 pounds of meatloaf
- cracked 2,400 eggs
- cooked 150 pounds of green beans
- baked over 21 loaves of bread
- made 20 gallons of Creamed Beef (SOS)
- chopped 80 pounds of onions
- cooked 53 gallons of cabbage and noodles
- cooked 53 gallons of German rice and sausage stew
- cooked 53 gallons of German pea soup
- and more!
Thank you to the entire crew, to D-Day Conneaut for this amazing opportunity, and to Amherst VFW 1662 for their generous donation!
Photos: Elizabeth Fought
